Thanks Roussette and lion. Wonderful tributes from Barack and Stephen.
Asking, I hope you're right and Rep Lewis had spoken to the Dem Cmte and given them name(s) of people he felt would carry on his legacy.
As it stands Gov Kemp (Scrotus ass licker extraordinaire) can appoint a successor to serve out the term, which ends in Jan 2021 or he can leave the seat vacant citing the closeness of the upcoming election. Plus, leaving the seat vacant gives the Dems one less vote in the House for the time being.
I don't know if he's required to select a Democrat or if he can choose a successor from any party. If he can select anyone I assume he'll select the GOP candidate, Stanton-King, as it would probably give her exposure as well as the status of 'incumbent' for the November election. If he's required to select a Dem, chances are he'll leave the seat vacant for the opposite reason: to avoid giving exposure or the status of incumbent to a Dem.
You can be sure that Kemp will do whatever Scrotus tells him to do.